Nepenthes cabanae
A pitcher plant described in 2019 and known only from Mt. Malimumu in the Pantaron Range of central Mindanao, Philippines. It grows at about 1,020–1,050 m, where it scrambles through understory shrubs in montane forest. Its red-suffused pitchers reach 16–19 cm. Only about ten plants were seen, and it is assessed as Critically Endangered, so it is essentially unknown in cultivation and is best grown like other intermediate Mindanao species.
Where it grows wild
Montane tropical rain forest dominated by Agathis, podocarps, Gymnostoma, Lithocarpus and Shorea, on clay soil. Plants scramble over understory plants and shrubs along ridge trails with limited sun, near scrambling ferns such as Dicranopteris and Gleichenia. Seven other Nepenthes species share the range.
It is known from 1,020–1,050 m. The type was collected at 1,050 m.
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